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AFTER CERTAINTY

Person

Mary V. Thompson

Mount Vernon historian documenting Washington, slavery, and the enslaved community on the estate.

Why this matters

Thompson grounds founding authority in household records and regretted subjects left unavoidable.

Focus in observatory

Works

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"The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret": George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon

Thompson, Mary V. *"The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret": George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon*. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019.

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